Compare and contrast two versions of the same Coalesce song (“Still It Sells”) from the upcoming Give Them Rope reissue at NPR Music.
“Stonerbro bassist in a Sublime shirt– there’s one in every high school band! When you’re the only four kids in your school who are into 2003-style metalcore, you make compromises like this.”
[Stuff You Will Hate: When Your Metalcore Band Shoots A Video Behind The Warehouse At Your Dad’s Work]
“I’m sure 99% of these bands have no idea that they’re stealing riffs from Unbroken, Deadguy, At The Gates, and Carcass. They’re just copying Norma Jean, As I Lay Dying and Chiodos, who were copying Thursday, The Used and Aiden. Which is all fine, because all art references that which came before it– the part that I miss is the DIY ethic that was such an integral part of the 90s metalcore/screamo scene. Also, less phony Christians.”
[Metal Sucks: The History Of Metalcore/Screamo]
